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大隨求菩薩

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: Mahāpratisarā

Senses:

  • A figure in the Court of the Lotus Division 蓮華部院 in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala 胎藏界曼荼羅. Seated on a lotus, deep yellow in color 深黃色, he has eight arms. The right hands hold a vajra 金剛杵 at the chest, a sword 劍, an axe 斧 and a trident 三叉戟. The left hands hold a flaming golden cakra 金輪, lanyard 輪索, jeweled banner 寶幢 and palm leaf scripture 梵篋. Seed syllable: pra. Mudrā: palm-leaf scripture mudrā 梵篋印. Mantra: oṃ bhara bhara saṃbhara saṃbhara indriyaviśoddhane hūṃ hūṃ ru ru cale svāhā. Pratisara means charm or talisman.

    References:

    Somekawa, Eisuke, Michihiko Komine, Tenyū Koyama, Hisao Takahashi, and Takayuki Hirosawa. 1993. Mandara zuten曼荼羅図典 . Tokyo:  Daihōrinkaku.

    . [Jeffrey Kotyk; source(s): FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Fo Guang Dictionary 890

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1147-1

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    Entry created: 2016-06-26